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i have legalized dozens of dwelling units, illegal units, for people in san francisco. in the last 10 years, there has been a sea change within the bureaucracy, the building and planning departments, where the attitude has been very proactive in trying to help property owners bring things up to code and to save these old, illegal units, rather than force them to be abandoned. the attitude of the city has really changed a lot and people are more likely to get help from their building inspector rather than enforcement. >> what i had hoped we could do is look at this little hand out for further discussion. starting on page one, it is from a website, home remodeling magazine, there is a long list of things supposedly san francisco-based, adjusted for local conditions, and how much of the cost you can expect to recoup for the work you're doing in the building. if you're doing work because you want to live there and you want to appreciate the improvement, that is different. if you're doing work with a clear eye to how much you can get back, i am shocked to see under the colum
i have legalized dozens of dwelling units, illegal units, for people in san francisco. in the last 10 years, there has been a sea change within the bureaucracy, the building and planning departments, where the attitude has been very proactive in trying to help property owners bring things up to code and to save these old, illegal units, rather than force them to be abandoned. the attitude of the city has really changed a lot and people are more likely to get help from their building inspector...
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from( rv three units down to two units. and a notice of special restrictions were recorded but recorded against the>c9kñz the wrong property description so that my clients, when they bought the property some years later, had no notice of the notice of special restrictions reducing the property building count from three units to two.ap3y since ouruaüearing we discovered pg&e documents clearly showing that after that notice of special restriction wasoa recorded and after the building permit wasés%( issued reducing it from three k,8ñ units to two units pg&e was issued permits to install four electrical meters on the property, three gas meters on the property and we alsoy:::wx have uncovered, from the department of building inspection records,? .b its own certificate ofm?g completion and occupancya nzl in 1980 -- excuse me, in 1999, years following the previous@$jpd owner's building permit reducing it from three units to two. i'd like to show you this, if i could. this:jp$e÷ document clearly says the certificate of final c
from( rv three units down to two units. and a notice of special restrictions were recorded but recorded against the>c9kñz the wrong property description so that my clients, when they bought the property some years later, had no notice of the notice of special restrictions reducing the property building count from three units to two.ap3y since ouruaüearing we discovered pg&e documents clearly showing that after that notice of special restriction wasoa recorded and after the building...
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narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg
narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic...
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left side, our detox unit. >> two female housing units. divided by hate. >> why don't you come over here and do something about it? >>> at san antonio's bexar county jail, there are 16 different housing units for the 400 women incarcerated here. two of those units, hold inmates who are facing decidedly different yet very difficult circumstances. >> well, in southern bravo, we have two different units. the right side is protective custody. we have about eight cells in there. most of them have one person. some of them have two. depending on their cases. we can't put them in general population for fear that they will get assaulted. the right side is protective custody. the left side, that is our detox unit. anybody that uses hard-core drugs, it is mainly heroin. so when they do that, they kick the detox, very, very severely. they usually get the runs, vomiting, a lot, the chills, shakes. >> the glass wall separating the women in detox and those in protective custody isn't enough to stop a seemingly endless stream of verbal conflict. >> you lo
left side, our detox unit. >> two female housing units. divided by hate. >> why don't you come over here and do something about it? >>> at san antonio's bexar county jail, there are 16 different housing units for the 400 women incarcerated here. two of those units, hold inmates who are facing decidedly different yet very difficult circumstances. >> well, in southern bravo, we have two different units. the right side is protective custody. we have about eight cells in...
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we must unite for the people. and that's really the idea of the united states. the unity of states. but it's even deeper than that. it's expressive of the unity of people. it's all for one, one for all. our nation's first motto, e pluribus unum, out of many, one, stresses the pow over unity. the idea of human unity is implicit in this nation. in my visits across america, i discovered that there is an underlying unity which binds us as americans, which calls us forward to a higher purpose. i've also come to understand our politics divides people. the poll teches of polarization and hyper partisanship has become quite destructive, nearly incapacitating our government. yet at such a a time the hunger for unity is the greatest but the ideological difference between us widens. we need a new politics in america which unites people, which sets aside partisan differences for the greater goofed the country, which strives to reconnect with the great nches of the nation and the goodness of the american people. now what would that politics look like? the rhetoric would change to one of mutual r
we must unite for the people. and that's really the idea of the united states. the unity of states. but it's even deeper than that. it's expressive of the unity of people. it's all for one, one for all. our nation's first motto, e pluribus unum, out of many, one, stresses the pow over unity. the idea of human unity is implicit in this nation. in my visits across america, i discovered that there is an underlying unity which binds us as americans, which calls us forward to a higher purpose. i've...
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states the united states has said oh we're going to get more involved so we're involved in mali were involved in nigeria were involved in uganda in sort of east african area were involved in somalia and these are all of which is serious dangerous trends that we're seeing because most of it's done in secret most of it's done with sort of special ops and drones the american people don't know about it and it could end up very very very poorly for a lot of innocent people in africa was thinking with foreign policy will do you think china now is america's number one enemy after what we saw in the election i don't know of anime i think. well america always needs an enemy america always has an enemy ok so is this the new one. well well yet we we need something to leverage our and the tea against that it was russia for a while and then it was japan remember the early eighty's arisings on in and now it's well then it was iran and iraq and iran and saddam really helped because saddam was he looked. like a police sketch artist rendering of a child molester yeah he was a perfect villain and chin
states the united states has said oh we're going to get more involved so we're involved in mali were involved in nigeria were involved in uganda in sort of east african area were involved in somalia and these are all of which is serious dangerous trends that we're seeing because most of it's done in secret most of it's done with sort of special ops and drones the american people don't know about it and it could end up very very very poorly for a lot of innocent people in africa was thinking...
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made in the united states, too. we got to bridge that for the kid and that's what the first book aims to do. as carol said, it's got a large plan to get a digital platform built. were about to do that working hand-in-hand with terrific organizations. >> carol rasco, former first lady barbara bush and laura bush made reading one of their signature issues when they were in the white house. do you see a difference in support of endemic that happens when the high-profile? >> we certainly do and risk was lucky to both those on their advisory committee until the one in the white house when you're forced to get off every committee if ever served on. but the visibility that each brought with them to the white house, whether they were still serving on any official border committee was extremely helpful and they both have foundations that had to continue to live. it's certainly a big help from people like that in those positions of power help people see that there really are children out there who do not have a single book in
made in the united states, too. we got to bridge that for the kid and that's what the first book aims to do. as carol said, it's got a large plan to get a digital platform built. were about to do that working hand-in-hand with terrific organizations. >> carol rasco, former first lady barbara bush and laura bush made reading one of their signature issues when they were in the white house. do you see a difference in support of endemic that happens when the high-profile? >> we...
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it is reaffirmation of the enduring bonds between the united states and italy and tribute to our history as partners and allies and marker of our shared value and heritage. our ties are embedded in the very root of the american story. america is discovered by the italians and named by an italian and built by thousands of italians and our community representing literally millions of bridges between the countries. through research and innovation italy will remain a bafton of creativity and beautiful. may our common history and sustained by our common values and common faith in the future continue to grow and flourish. with warmest regards, nancy pelosi". thank you very much. [applause] >> so mayor lee, senator leno, state assembly member and leaders and ladies and gentlemen. it's a real honor for me to celebrate with you today the start of the italian culture in the united states. nancy pelosi was with our foreign minister in washington dc, but san francisco is the first major city after washington dc that follows suit, that follows washington dc, so again a little like the giants that wan
it is reaffirmation of the enduring bonds between the united states and italy and tribute to our history as partners and allies and marker of our shared value and heritage. our ties are embedded in the very root of the american story. america is discovered by the italians and named by an italian and built by thousands of italians and our community representing literally millions of bridges between the countries. through research and innovation italy will remain a bafton of creativity and...
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we have been united. we, for many parts of the world, by our confidence in democracy. as i go forward with my countrymen and women, along the difficult path of building a truly democratic society where all our people can live together in peace remember always that burma is a nation of many ethnic nationalities and people. we believe that we can go forward in unity and in peace, and give ourselves the satisfaction of helping us to get to the place where all people wish to get to, the place where dreams are realized. thank you. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the chaplain of the united states senate, dr. barry black, for the benediction. >> let us pray. god's glory fills the skies, triumph over the shades of nig night. lord, thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony, and the opportunity we have had to honor a woman of excellence, daw aung san suu kyi. we praise you for her passion, for freedom, for her willingness to sacrifice for truth, and for her courage to clean to her convictions. may her compassion, courage, and confidence challenges us when
we have been united. we, for many parts of the world, by our confidence in democracy. as i go forward with my countrymen and women, along the difficult path of building a truly democratic society where all our people can live together in peace remember always that burma is a nation of many ethnic nationalities and people. we believe that we can go forward in unity and in peace, and give ourselves the satisfaction of helping us to get to the place where all people wish to get to, the place where...
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the thing is, there's 44 units in that unit. why would he do that? >> i don't know who he is. >> it doesn't matter who he is. the point is he identified you. we want to go ahead and try to weed out the major prison gangs from general population because these particular gangs are predatory gangs and they prey upon the weaker inmates. we want to get them out of population so we can make the jail, as a whole, safer for inmates and staff. >> so you understand what i'm telling you, right? >> i'm going on lockdown? >> you probably will today. >> why? >> my job is to figure out where we're going to house you at. >> but i'm not doing nothing. why should i go on lockdown if i'm not doing anything? you could look at my reports. >> i am looking at your reports. >> i'm not getting in trouble. i'm not getting write ups. >> we're talking about a report you were involved in. why do you think this guy would identify you as a member of the mexican mafia? >> who is he? >> it doesn't matter who he is. why would he say that? >> to put you on lockdown. >> why would he wa
the thing is, there's 44 units in that unit. why would he do that? >> i don't know who he is. >> it doesn't matter who he is. the point is he identified you. we want to go ahead and try to weed out the major prison gangs from general population because these particular gangs are predatory gangs and they prey upon the weaker inmates. we want to get them out of population so we can make the jail, as a whole, safer for inmates and staff. >> so you understand what i'm telling you,...
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we are the united states house of representatives. we are americans that are suffering because of an act of nature. it is our obligation, not as democrats, not as republicans, but as americans to make sure that we come to the aid of americans. and that is why, in this issue, democrats and republicans have worked together. in any kind of crisis, especially when it goes to natural disasters, we have always come together. how can we, at this critical moment, turn our backs on americans? this is not supposed to happen here. it happens in other places. mr. speaker, we cannot turn our backs on our citizens who need us. some will not have a place to stay for a long amount of time, people who have suffered, people who need food. we are americans. this is what's supposed to separate us from everyone else. i am absolutely shocked. mr. speaker, you have to reconsider. >> what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i have been a member of this by 24 years and i
we are the united states house of representatives. we are americans that are suffering because of an act of nature. it is our obligation, not as democrats, not as republicans, but as americans to make sure that we come to the aid of americans. and that is why, in this issue, democrats and republicans have worked together. in any kind of crisis, especially when it goes to natural disasters, we have always come together. how can we, at this critical moment, turn our backs on americans? this is...
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the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal relationship with native peoples and its origins in the constitution. the united states policy of supporting self-determination and self-governance for indigenous peoples leads to native self-sufficiency, resulting in our continued ability to be productive and contribute to the well-being of our families, our communities and our great nation. that is why i work to secure parity in federal policy for my people the native hawaiians. the united states has recognized hundreds of alaska native and american indian communities. it is long past tim
the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal...
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i think the key problem is the view which is very popular in the united states, including the united states government, that the islamists, not al al-qaeda,t the muslim brotherhood is the way of the future. it is the authentic voice of the muslim world and how do we know it's authentic? they hate america, the ultimate proof. it remind me of the old days in lat tip america when the carter administration thought that the wave of the future, the authentic voice of the people was groups like the fmln in el salvador. how do you know they are authentic? they hated america. you see the refusal to engage in political warfare in places like egypt, where, you know, 48% of the people voted against morsi for president. they didn't want a brotherhood president, and right now, today, this week, thousands of egyptians out in the street protesting, only we're not protesting. the state department said expressed concern when he did a little constitutional coo a few days ago, concern, which is about the weakest word in the state department lexicon. my fear is you have millions of people in arab countri
i think the key problem is the view which is very popular in the united states, including the united states government, that the islamists, not al al-qaeda,t the muslim brotherhood is the way of the future. it is the authentic voice of the muslim world and how do we know it's authentic? they hate america, the ultimate proof. it remind me of the old days in lat tip america when the carter administration thought that the wave of the future, the authentic voice of the people was groups like the...
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it is a betrayal of the people of united states -- of the united states. it is a betrayal by the speaker personally of the members of this house not to permit a vote. i have never seen an action like it. i hope i never see it again. i urge the speaker to reconsider and rectify this decision today because today is the deadline to avert going down in history as shameful. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. grimm, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it's very difficult to stand here and have to speak to my constituents knowing that we are going to break, we are going to end this congress and i'm going to go and walk the streets in midland beach, south beach, in taughtenville and i'm going to meet with homeowners that i have been meeting with for nine weeks now and i can't tell them that everything's going to be ok. because as of right now everything is not ok. in fact, it's far from ok. i don't often agree with my colleague that just spoke, mr. nadler, on a lot
it is a betrayal of the people of united states -- of the united states. it is a betrayal by the speaker personally of the members of this house not to permit a vote. i have never seen an action like it. i hope i never see it again. i urge the speaker to reconsider and rectify this decision today because today is the deadline to avert going down in history as shameful. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr....
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smith: 346,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed in new jersey, with 22,000 units today uninhabitble. approximately 100,000 new storm-related unemployment claims have been filed in new jersey. 100,000. over 235,000 people have already registered with fema for individual assistance. this is a dire crisis. people are hurting. i talk to people in my district who have been malaffected and they're looking to offer help and they're looking for timely help. we need to pass this. please, mr. speaker, reconsider. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i truly feel betrayed this evening. i left this floor with an understanding that this bill was going to be brought to the floor. mrs. lowey: one of congress' most basic responsibilities is to help families. communities, businesses recover. yet republicans refuse to act to help the victims of sandy as expeditiously as we know we can. we can pass this bill tomorrow with bipartisan support. yet the republicans will adjourn this se
smith: 346,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed in new jersey, with 22,000 units today uninhabitble. approximately 100,000 new storm-related unemployment claims have been filed in new jersey. 100,000. over 235,000 people have already registered with fema for individual assistance. this is a dire crisis. people are hurting. i talk to people in my district who have been malaffected and they're looking to offer help and they're looking for timely help. we need to pass this. please, mr....
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thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our country of the united states so i know they're going to start those events in washington dc with their celebrations but let us san francisco celebrate -- mayor aleato and our wonderful history here and allow us to do a preliminary launch and so that's what we're attempting to do tonight and celebrate with you this launch of italian culture. it's very meaningful for us to did that year. we have a lot to celebrate. let me just say that painters, scrptdures, poets, musicians, designers, mathematicians, great architects of the italian country have come here to san francisco. we have experienced so much of the italian talent here in san francisco. that's why we wanted to be celebrating here and i am so glad to be joined not only by senator leno and assembly man amaino and david chiu and scott wiener as well. they all want to get in on this great celebration because it's wonderful for our city. i have often said our city and our strength is our international status and we do that with all the sister cities, with
thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our country of the united states so i know they're going to start those events in washington dc with their celebrations but let us san francisco celebrate -- mayor aleato and our wonderful history here and allow us to do a preliminary launch and so that's what we're attempting to do tonight and celebrate with you this launch of italian culture. it's very meaningful for us to did that year. we have a lot to...
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. >> the guy in 12 unit started flooding his cell. i asked him why. he said for no reason. he's notorious for that. >> the inmate is known to staff. jeremy gonzalez. besides facing charges of murder and aggravated assault, gonzalez just picked up another felony charge after con fronting the officers with a 7-inch-long shank. since arriving he's been sanctioned for several other infractions as well. >> i've been trying to do good for six months straight. i've been trying to chill and get my visits back. you go to impressionable and aggravated. >> with within two minutes others add to the flooding. >> they're utilized uniforms, whatever they can fine by flushing the toilets, causing them to overflow just to be bell lidge rent and disruptive. >> gonzalez ease friend says he's not impressed by his actions and that such behavior is now looked down upon by the gang. >> they know we don't do that no more. they know we don't do that. >> how are you doing? >> the special emergency response team or sert is mobilized to restrain the troublemaker
. >> the guy in 12 unit started flooding his cell. i asked him why. he said for no reason. he's notorious for that. >> the inmate is known to staff. jeremy gonzalez. besides facing charges of murder and aggravated assault, gonzalez just picked up another felony charge after con fronting the officers with a 7-inch-long shank. since arriving he's been sanctioned for several other infractions as well. >> i've been trying to do good for six months straight. i've been trying to...
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>> we already have human trafficking unit together under special victims unit. we have two full-time -- we have inspector flores along with officer brian keebler investigating full-time and also have two officers working on a rotation basis right now but we'd like to keep them for a little longer. we're not looking to hire anybody else, we're using the funds to continue doing what we're doing. >> i have to acknowledge this is inspentor antonio flores he's about as senior and capable a investigator for special victims as any place. he is a shrinking violet. >> just to elaborate a little bit more, our vision with special victims, as you know we're under that umbrella. some of the goals that we'd like to do is also train first responders to recognize immediately when they come on a scene to recognize that possibly the individual may be involved in an activity that is possibly illegal but they are treated not as a suspect but as a victim of human trafficking. also working with our agencies, actually we have human trafficking 101 that will be sitting on a panel along
>> we already have human trafficking unit together under special victims unit. we have two full-time -- we have inspector flores along with officer brian keebler investigating full-time and also have two officers working on a rotation basis right now but we'd like to keep them for a little longer. we're not looking to hire anybody else, we're using the funds to continue doing what we're doing. >> i have to acknowledge this is inspentor antonio flores he's about as senior and capable...
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united states military marketing machine has its eyes on the asia pacific the transom meant its influence and make billions of dollars from its allies. that's why the church of england needs a pay for the left as its founding christian the out of touch by britain's population that calls to strip it centuries old powers. well newsom comment twenty four hours a day you're watching r t i'm carrie johnston. president obama is to sign the law increasing taxes on wealthy americans the deal was passed by congress after months of political bickering to avoid the fiscal cliff from the threat of a destructive recession is rushed through on tuesday night before the financial markets reopened after the new year holiday western twenty four hours after getting senate approval the move prevents deep spending cuts on middle class tax hikes which technically took effect at midnight on johnny the first the compromise increases taxes on household incomes over four hundred fifty thousand dollars and delays spending cuts for two months some economists see it as being all that little help to revive america. th
united states military marketing machine has its eyes on the asia pacific the transom meant its influence and make billions of dollars from its allies. that's why the church of england needs a pay for the left as its founding christian the out of touch by britain's population that calls to strip it centuries old powers. well newsom comment twenty four hours a day you're watching r t i'm carrie johnston. president obama is to sign the law increasing taxes on wealthy americans the deal was passed...
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of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent probably the better part of 16 hours in harry's office as the negotiations went back and forth. there were three parties to that negotiation: senator mcconnell, the president of the united states, and harry reid. there wasn't a minute that passed that e-mails weren't being transferred back and forth to put together the coalition that passed this historic measure and avoided the economic disaster that otherwise would have occurred. it wasn't the first time that i've seen harry in that position. behind closed doors without a lot
of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent...
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so this is really amazing to me because the primary problem that the united states sees with china is that its economy is too strong and that it's building up its military so these are two things that the united states prides itself on i.g.n. military and a big economy right what that weather what a big economy in china reflects is number one a lot of hundreds of thousands of people being lifted out of poverty in inch inside china but also means help for the united states because trade is obviously mutually beneficial and so trade in international borders being a little more open to trade this is a good thing for the united states and washington wants to paint it as a bad thing they're playing a very sort of great game geo politicking in asia and because china is having success they're moving to try and contain china so that means backing a lot of unscrupulous people in asia pacific surging military forces there naval forces there this is all very bad it's an interesting way of the united states turning something positive into something very terrible and it makes it easy for people to
so this is really amazing to me because the primary problem that the united states sees with china is that its economy is too strong and that it's building up its military so these are two things that the united states prides itself on i.g.n. military and a big economy right what that weather what a big economy in china reflects is number one a lot of hundreds of thousands of people being lifted out of poverty in inch inside china but also means help for the united states because trade is...
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united nations. and whereas the san francisco-based foundation founded by the legendary rock band the grateful dead has advanced education about the universal declaration of human rights among youth and adults called the world it's could be." and whereas by delivering human rights curriculum to the creative arts the groundbreaking curriculum is designed to engage youth, inspire learning and critical thinking and positive social interaction, encourage youth who are often marginalized due to learning or physical differences to enjoy participation in school-wide events, engage the broader community to celebrate accomplishments of youth and showcase the importance and value of creative arts to personal development and vibrant culture. providing collaboration opportunitis among non-profits, public universities and schools. and commissioner mendoza, if you would like to read the rest it of a will read the next one. >> it also offers a three-day summer institute, hosted by usf annually and free of charge. i
united nations. and whereas the san francisco-based foundation founded by the legendary rock band the grateful dead has advanced education about the universal declaration of human rights among youth and adults called the world it's could be." and whereas by delivering human rights curriculum to the creative arts the groundbreaking curriculum is designed to engage youth, inspire learning and critical thinking and positive social interaction, encourage youth who are often marginalized due to...
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but also means help for the united states because trade is obviously mutually beneficial and so trade in international borders being a little more open to trade this is a good thing for the united states and washington wants to paint it as a bad thing they're playing a very sort of great game geo politicking in asia and because china's having success they're moving to try and contain china so that means backing a lot of unscrupulous people in asia pacific surging military forces their naval forces there this is all very bad it's an interesting way of the united states turning something positive into something very terrible and it makes it easy for people to go china is our next greatest enemy. and likely you know the latest edition of cross two will be on air at around seven twenty five pm g.m.t. tonight. headlines in brief this is bangladesh's capital the army there where police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at an anti government rally protestors are believed to be supporters of an islamic party from stones and police there demanding a halt to the trials of the top leaders o
but also means help for the united states because trade is obviously mutually beneficial and so trade in international borders being a little more open to trade this is a good thing for the united states and washington wants to paint it as a bad thing they're playing a very sort of great game geo politicking in asia and because china's having success they're moving to try and contain china so that means backing a lot of unscrupulous people in asia pacific surging military forces their naval...
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it's the largest mass shooting in the history of the united states. all the victims wanted was to see the new "batman" film. jamie, did you think that you were going to get out alive or did you fear that everyone was going to die in there? >> no, my thought was this is how it ends, this is how i die, this can't be the way i die, this can't be the way my son dies he's 4 months and this can't be the way my girlfriend dies and my stepdaughter dies, she's 4 years. just so many things pacing through your head but every time you hear a gunshot, i see it through the corner of my eye, see someone drop and i'm trying to like duck, just trying to get out of the way and people are falling next to me but i'm still all right. and just thinking this is it. >> every time one of these things happens, gabrielle giffords last year, this shooting here, there's an outrage and then very quickly it dissipates. the american quick people quite quickly go back to their normal lives and they don't demand action in the way i would expect them to. why do so many americans not fe
it's the largest mass shooting in the history of the united states. all the victims wanted was to see the new "batman" film. jamie, did you think that you were going to get out alive or did you fear that everyone was going to die in there? >> no, my thought was this is how it ends, this is how i die, this can't be the way i die, this can't be the way my son dies he's 4 months and this can't be the way my girlfriend dies and my stepdaughter dies, she's 4 years. just so many...
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states as well as really damage the united states because all the uncertainty at all the negativity over the last really ten months almost as this dragged out and particular over the last six weeks have subdued the level of economic activity below where it would have been is this the worst case scenario no is there anything here to congratulate on yourself on really a way congress has not unless you live in the parallel universe that seems to house most of our senior political leadership so max let's talk about the winners and losers here who do you see as the what the biggest winners of last night and the biggest losers well certainly bigger winners and to earn some of our folks who make between two hundred fifty and four hundred or four hundred fifty thousand dollars as a family i'm not sure that's really the middle class although apparently congress which often earns in that range does think that's the middle class who are the losers here the united states is a loser among the community of nations because we showed our orgiastic dysfunction politically and showed how it affects o
states as well as really damage the united states because all the uncertainty at all the negativity over the last really ten months almost as this dragged out and particular over the last six weeks have subdued the level of economic activity below where it would have been is this the worst case scenario no is there anything here to congratulate on yourself on really a way congress has not unless you live in the parallel universe that seems to house most of our senior political leadership so max...
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what we do is run the daily operations of the unit. we are also the sounding board for them when it comes to the various type of permits and licenses we may be having difficulties with. i have my units working with the permit officers at those stations, who are the first line, reporting directly to their captains. i wanted to say that my highest priority is public safety. when we review an application for a new venue, be it entertainment, a bar, or a night club, it is very important that we look at the impact the venue will have on the neighborhood, and the community itself. however, i must also keep in mind and be aware of entrepreneurship and small business owners as the backbone of our city. they had a lot to the culture and flavor of san francisco and we do not want to lose that. we take these factors into consideration. ultimately be want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe time when they go out after hours to enjoy the city at night. that is my viewpoint. >> i am going to ask you to pass that over. >> good afternoon. i am a me
what we do is run the daily operations of the unit. we are also the sounding board for them when it comes to the various type of permits and licenses we may be having difficulties with. i have my units working with the permit officers at those stations, who are the first line, reporting directly to their captains. i wanted to say that my highest priority is public safety. when we review an application for a new venue, be it entertainment, a bar, or a night club, it is very important that we...
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the regarding the legal dwelling unit. my understanding commissioners hurtado and honda have reviewed the video there for this hearing and are >> that's correct. >> good evening. my name is alan sowle. we're here because extraordinarybb:z<éf";f circumstances exist and rehearing is needed to prevent injustice because new acheddgg:z"y different facts and circumstances have been discovered relevant to the hearing officer's determination on thiso p0ñ matter. you might remember, those of you that were here before, that this was a -- the originalv of noe valley. in 1988 a building permitted was issued to reduce
the regarding the legal dwelling unit. my understanding commissioners hurtado and honda have reviewed the video there for this hearing and are >> that's correct. >> good evening. my name is alan sowle. we're here because extraordinarybb:z
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, affordable units set aside at 30% of median. there were 2100 applicants for those 50 units. that means that 1% of the applicants will get into a unit. soma was able to provide 150 applicants at 30% of median. and 1%, we know that we have two applicants that made it through the lottery. so, 1% of our 150 applicants made it. happy families are all alike. every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. >> [speaker not understood]. >> yes. and, so, the solutionses that you bring about to benefit the large or very can be large cuts, whether it's the tax benefits for the businesses and -- or the [speaker not understood] exemption. but when we look at the solutions for those that are vulnerable, we are finding that it is going to need to be a more surgical and specific solution. and, so, one of the proposals that's going to be coming forward is funding for looking at smaller sites. to have 1% of our applicants and a huge success and we got a lot of people, information about bmrs, but at the end of the day at most we're expecting 1 or 2
, affordable units set aside at 30% of median. there were 2100 applicants for those 50 units. that means that 1% of the applicants will get into a unit. soma was able to provide 150 applicants at 30% of median. and 1%, we know that we have two applicants that made it through the lottery. so, 1% of our 150 applicants made it. happy families are all alike. every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. >> [speaker not understood]. >> yes. and, so, the solutionses that you bring about...
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china but also means help for the united states because trade is obviously mutually beneficial and so trade in international borders being a little more open to trade this is a good thing the united states in washington wants to paint it as a bad thing they're playing a very sort of great game geo politicking in asia and because china is having success they're moving to try and contain china so that means backing a lot of unscrupulous people in asia pacific surging military forces their naval forces there this is all very bad it's an interesting way of the united states turning something positive into something very terrible and it makes it easy for people to go chinese our next greatest enemy. will be our latest edition of crosstalk is on air in about ten minutes time here knotty. of the world's news now for you this hour to syria where activists report that up to seventy people have been killed and many others injured in an airstrike the gas station to my school suburbs earlier in the day rebels attacked a military airfield in the country's northwest major and then put in i suppose
china but also means help for the united states because trade is obviously mutually beneficial and so trade in international borders being a little more open to trade this is a good thing the united states in washington wants to paint it as a bad thing they're playing a very sort of great game geo politicking in asia and because china is having success they're moving to try and contain china so that means backing a lot of unscrupulous people in asia pacific surging military forces their naval...
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i was by far the most fortunate person in my burn unit. >> it should serve as a safety unit that anyone that uses propane gear. pro obtain gas sat on top of the grill instead of being blown by the wind. wait until 15 minutes before relighting a grill to make sure all the gas has dissipated. >> she hopes to be back this sunday but she will wait to see how she feelings this week. >> she looks great. mike nicco taking a look at forecast which has been really cold in the morning. >> very cold and that is going to continue for a few of us. the rest of us, a warming trend during the afternoon but as we head into the next couple of mornings. we'll talk about how the storm system will get close to the bay area and may put showers into the weekend forecast. >> and looking forward to doing something with the kids? two great reasons to go to san francisco's exploratorium. >> and snow survey underway, first of this winter season, all signs point to big numbers. >>> today the last chance to visit a san francisco institution and best part is, it's free. exploratorium has out grown its home so after t
i was by far the most fortunate person in my burn unit. >> it should serve as a safety unit that anyone that uses propane gear. pro obtain gas sat on top of the grill instead of being blown by the wind. wait until 15 minutes before relighting a grill to make sure all the gas has dissipated. >> she hopes to be back this sunday but she will wait to see how she feelings this week. >> she looks great. mike nicco taking a look at forecast which has been really cold in the morning....
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or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of the fact that we won't cooperate with the international regime set-up to avoid an arms race in the middle east, and set up to avoid nuclear proliferation. nobody believes them because they don't have a tenable position. >> do you trust mahmoud ahmadinejad? >> not on this, i don't. >> his argument is why should not america be allowed nuclear weapons? why should israel, who admits they have them, why should they be permitted to have the nuclear weapons and not iran. >> well then, why isn't he going for a bigger proliferation initiative, instead of he is
or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of...
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we have said all along time is not on the united states side. inaction is a policy that will lead to a worsening of the situation. that is what we have seen now in the third year. >>gregg: do you think the united states and allies should intervene? >>guest: i think we should consider that. the fact is, our inaction means intervention now would be less effective because it is to the point they are now with a lot of anti-american elements involved in the opposition but what we are looking at now is when the regime falls, this conflict is not over and intervention would not only help put us on the right side of the conflict but would help shape the post assad future of syria and ensure that this is not simply chaos for the next year. >>gregg: russia has a huge influence and the kremlin has publicly said that the days of assad are numbered but they do not appear to be part of the solution. why? >>guest: well, there are a lot of reasons. we overstate russia's influence in syria. they have been important for the syrian regime over the decades but that
we have said all along time is not on the united states side. inaction is a policy that will lead to a worsening of the situation. that is what we have seen now in the third year. >>gregg: do you think the united states and allies should intervene? >>guest: i think we should consider that. the fact is, our inaction means intervention now would be less effective because it is to the point they are now with a lot of anti-american elements involved in the opposition but what we are...
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he's president of the united states, he's not emperor of the planet. we'll have to see the spending cuts and entitlement reforms he's talked about. i take him at his word, said he'd like to put them on the table, we haven't seen them. i'm looking forward to seeing them literally in a matter of days. this next 90 days is going to be really critical for restoring the fiscal stability of the country. >> i want to ask you, you just mentioned you guys are united but last night it was a rarity, house speaker john boehner voted for the plan, majority leader eric cantor voted against it, as did kevin mccarthy, his chief whip. does that send a message to the chuckle head as your colleague said? if boehner and cantor is split, there's no reason we can't oppose the big deal? >> i'm proud of the speaker. he knew what needed to be done. he provided the cover for us to do, let the conference work its will. leadership is about leading and i think he did that. in the fights ahead of us, we're going to be awfully unified. there's no any difference in the ranks in terms
he's president of the united states, he's not emperor of the planet. we'll have to see the spending cuts and entitlement reforms he's talked about. i take him at his word, said he'd like to put them on the table, we haven't seen them. i'm looking forward to seeing them literally in a matter of days. this next 90 days is going to be really critical for restoring the fiscal stability of the country. >> i want to ask you, you just mentioned you guys are united but last night it was a rarity,...
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or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of the fact that we won't cooperate with the international regime set-up to avoid an arms race in the middle east, and set up to avoid nuclear proliferation. nobody believes them because they don't have a tenable position. >> do you trust mahmoud ahmadinejad? >> not on this, i don't. >> his argument is why should not america be allowed nuclear weapons? why should israel, who admits they have them, why should they be permitted to have the nuclear weapons and not iran. >> well then, why isn't he going for a bigger proliferation initiative, instead of he is
or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of...
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pinches i see republicans united, united on the issue of cutting spending. the president is addicted to spending, as are the democrats in congress. the president talked about the debt ceiling, and he said he wasn't going to not pay the bills that congress has passed. i would remind the president these are for programs that he was the one that instigated. it's his health care law. i'm a doctor. that law continues to be unworkable, unpopular and unaffordable, and it's the president's stimulus package that i believe was a failure. >> well, many of the bills do predate 2008, but unfortunately we're out of time. i wished we could talk more. senator barrasso, thank you. >> thank you, victor. >>> alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. 250 points many on the day, alison. >> how long will the good feel last? we'll be back after the break. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to cho
pinches i see republicans united, united on the issue of cutting spending. the president is addicted to spending, as are the democrats in congress. the president talked about the debt ceiling, and he said he wasn't going to not pay the bills that congress has passed. i would remind the president these are for programs that he was the one that instigated. it's his health care law. i'm a doctor. that law continues to be unworkable, unpopular and unaffordable, and it's the president's stimulus...
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it is not for the united states, despised and patronized by intellectuals everywhere, but on the left and the right, many millions of people who are now living in freedom would still be suffering under the totalitarian horrors of nazism and communism. what i am trying to say is that if conservatism without anti communism is to become as vital again as it was with anti-communist and, it will have to open its eyes more fully to the greatness of america, and it will have to fight as passionate a war against anti-americanism weather on the left or the right as whitaker chambers once so nobly did against communism. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. before i start talking about the current state of the conservative movement, i want to tell one quick whitaker chambers story. i helped put together a dinner every halloween called the pumpkin papers irregulars in washington, which commemorates whitaker chambers and raises a lot of issues. some of you have been there, no. but you pick up all these little things about whitaker chambers, and there is one great story that i like to tell. when he
it is not for the united states, despised and patronized by intellectuals everywhere, but on the left and the right, many millions of people who are now living in freedom would still be suffering under the totalitarian horrors of nazism and communism. what i am trying to say is that if conservatism without anti communism is to become as vital again as it was with anti-communist and, it will have to open its eyes more fully to the greatness of america, and it will have to fight as passionate a...
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this needed to be the best example of energy conservation of any office building in the united states. >> we became involved in the san francisco public utilities headquarter project during the time when the project was at a stand still for a number of reasons, largely due to budget issues. and at the time we were asked to consider an alternative design using concrete rather than the scheme that was potentially planned for previous to that, which was a steel frame structure that used hydraulic dampers to control seismic motion. >> so, i met with my team. we worked hard. we came up with a great idea. let's take out the heavy steel structure, let's put in an innovative vertical post tension concrete structure, great idea. we did that. a lot of other things. and we came up with a price of 140 million. so, we achieved that goal. and, so, when we first started looking at the building, it was going to cost a lot of money. because of the way it was being built, we could only get 12 floors. we wanted more space for our employees. we ended up going and saying, okay, if we do a concrete buildin
this needed to be the best example of energy conservation of any office building in the united states. >> we became involved in the san francisco public utilities headquarter project during the time when the project was at a stand still for a number of reasons, largely due to budget issues. and at the time we were asked to consider an alternative design using concrete rather than the scheme that was potentially planned for previous to that, which was a steel frame structure that used...
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the origin is that as the united states attorney, the administration wants me, wants all the united states attorneys, to go out into the community. it's actually a very different role for the united states attorney is envisioned by this administration. this administration, the president, attorney general holder, they want the u.s. attorneys to go out into the attorney to talk to the communities in our district to understand what the issues are and challenges are and to do what we can to help, to convene meetings, to do whatever we can to help on behalf of the administration. and as part of that i welcomed that request that the attorney general made of us and the president made of us and as a result i've gone out into my community and my district goes from the oregon border to monteray, and i've met with all kinds of different people. we have 33 indian tribes in the northern district of california, most people don't know, and i've met with those people. i've met with the muslim community, with the siekh american community, with the lgbq community, with the human rights commission in san fra
the origin is that as the united states attorney, the administration wants me, wants all the united states attorneys, to go out into the community. it's actually a very different role for the united states attorney is envisioned by this administration. this administration, the president, attorney general holder, they want the u.s. attorneys to go out into the attorney to talk to the communities in our district to understand what the issues are and challenges are and to do what we can to help,...
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i was by far the most fortunate person in my burn unit. >> it should serve as a safety unit that anyone that uses propane gear. pro obtain gas sat on top of the grill instead of being blown by the wind. wait until 15 minutes before relighting a grill to make sure all the gas has dissipated. >> she hopes to be back this sunday but she will wait to see how she feelings this week. >> she looks great. mike nicco taking a look at forecast which has been really cold in the morning. >> very cold and that is going to continue for a few of us. the rest of us, a warming trend during the afternoon but as we head into the next couple of mornings. we'll talk about how the storm system will get close to the bay area and may put showers into the weekend forecast. >> and looking forward to doing something with the kids? two great reasons to go to san francisco's exploratorium. >> and snow survey underway, first of this winter season, all signs point to big numbers. >>> today the last chance to visit a san francisco institution and best part is, it's free. exploratorium has out grown its home so after t
i was by far the most fortunate person in my burn unit. >> it should serve as a safety unit that anyone that uses propane gear. pro obtain gas sat on top of the grill instead of being blown by the wind. wait until 15 minutes before relighting a grill to make sure all the gas has dissipated. >> she hopes to be back this sunday but she will wait to see how she feelings this week. >> she looks great. mike nicco taking a look at forecast which has been really cold in the morning....